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Spice Market Sweet Potato and Lentil Packets

May/June 2010 p. 34

Sweet potatoes and lentils get cooked in a curried broth inside packets for a lightly spicy dish. Serve with quinoa.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 4 16-inch lengths of foil on work surface. Fold foil in half from short side. Unfold. Shape corners and edges of one half into semicircular "bowl" with 1/2-inch sides. Coat insides of foil with cooking spray.

2. Combine sweet potato, bell pepper, green beans, and raisins in medium bowl. Add oil, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

3. Whisk together broth, ginger, garlic, and curry powder in small bowl.

4. Divide sweet potato mixture among packets; top with 1/3 cup lentils. Pour 1/4 cup broth mixture over lentils, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Fold other half of foil over ingredients, and crimp edges in overlapping folds until packets are sealed. Transfer packets to baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes.

5. Transfer to plates. Let each person open packet carefully—escaping air will be hot. Top with chutney, if using.

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ingredient list

Serves 4

  • 2 cups finely diced sweet potato
  • 1 large red bell pepper, diced (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 cup fresh green beans, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 2 Tbs. hot sesame oil
  • 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 Tbs. minced fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
  • 1 tsp. curry powder
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked lentils or 1 15-oz. can lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 4 Tbs. prepared mango chutney, optional

Nutritional Information

Per packet:

Calories 265
Protein 9g
Total Fat 7g
Saturated Fat 1g
Carbs 43g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 253mg
Fiber 10g
Sugar 13g
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Comments

By Jennifer on Jul 20, 2010:
This recipe was AWESOME!!! Just the right amount of spice, so flavorful, exotic and a snap to make - did not have any mangoes, so I made a simple pineapple chutney instead. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
By Daphne on Aug 14, 2010:
I did love the flavours, the dish was delicious...the only thing I'd change was the cooking time. The tricky thing is that the sweet potatoes take longer to cook than peppers or beans, yet they're all thrown together for the same length of time. I'd recommend microwaving them for a few minutes prior or adding 5 minutes more, or less they turn out still quite firm.
By Jen on Sep 11, 2010:
These are amazing! Easy and delicious!
By Lisa on Oct 25, 2010:
This is the best recipe so far and I've made several that were just delicious. My husband wanted seconds. I could not find hot sesame oil, so I used Olive oil and added crushed red pepper.
By Heather on Dec 06, 2010:
AMAZING!! I can't believe such a seemingly odd mix of ingredients makes something so delicious. My only change was to skip the red peppers because I don't like them.

I'll be making this again very soon.
By Cathy Kemmerlin on Jan 06, 2011:
This recipe is fantastic! I have made it several times for family and friends. I do cook it longer than the recipe states, though, to ensure the sweet potatoes cook well.
By Jenny on Jun 06, 2011:
I LOVE this recipe! The only change I make is using one tablespoon of hot sesame oil and one tablespoon of regular sesame oil. That way it's not too spicy, but it still has the nice sesame taste.
By Patrick on Jun 18, 2011:
So glad this is on the website! I lost the copy of my magazine with this recipe. I made this at least 15 times last summer. DELICIOUS. FYI to some of the commenters, the easiest way to make the sweet potatoes cook correctly is to "finely dice" them, as indicated in the directions. It's a little time consuming but worth it in the end product and will save you time in the cooking phase.
By Amanda on Sep 13, 2011:
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I dont use rasins or mango chutney. We eat it in pita bread with hummus and it is to die for! I double the recipe so we have plenty leftovers for luch or the next evening.
By Jeff on Feb 06, 2012:

Drop the oil and lose 60 calories, all the saturated fat, and most of the fat. It is clear that America wants to lose weight and patrons services like this because they offer healthy options. Yet, I continually see oil in the recipes. Oil will sabotage an otherwise healthy weight loss promoting vegan diet.

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